Software Adventure-Time! Newest* video kid on the block = Mitti, a “modern, feature-packed but easy-to-use pro video cue playback solution for events, theatre, audiovisual shows, performances and exhibitions,” – coming from the same stable that brought us Vezer (the timeline … Continue reading
by j p, June 28, 2017 0 comments
I spent a few nights in a hospital basement last year, projecting video and controlling lights for The General Assembly – onto a room filled with paper strips, while audiences roamed between rooms for mini-sets. It was part of Melbourne … Continue reading
by j p, February 2, 2017 0 comments
Melbourne, as the most Nathan Barley of Australian cities, so easily lampooned for its population of bushranger bearded baristas with half-baked app ideas, makes a strong argument for being Australia’s Portland. Perfectly placed then, for reviewing Lumen – new real-time visual software coded by Jason Grlicky in downtown … Continue reading
by j p, November 30, 2016 0 comments
I recently animated some vintage botanical illustrations for an interactive exhibition installation at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. It was fun to collaborate with Robert Jarvis ( zeal.co ) on this – who programmed the interactivity (incorporating childrens’ webcam photos … Continue reading
by j p, October 24, 2016 0 comments
One of the video-art greats passed away recently – RIP Bill Etra, who leaves behind a huge legacy for his work at the intersections of art and technology. Below, Bill Etra demonstrates the functions of the Rutt/Etra Video Synthesizer. (1974) New … Continue reading
by j p, September 19, 2016 0 comments